I have known those who had left the mountains where they were born but eventually wended their way back again, homesick for the grandeur of tree-covered ridges.
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Dr. Huey Crisp, a professor emeritus of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing, passed away April 9 in Little Rock.
Crisp’s love of reading and literature began when his ninth grade English teacher warned his class not to read the work of Thomas Wolfe because it was unsuitable for young minds. Of course Crisp went straight to the library to get his hands on a copy of “Look Homeward Angel.”
“Huey was one of the most avid readers I have ever known,” said Dr. George Jensen, a professor of rhetoric and writing. “He would read entire series of novels; then, a year or two later, he would go back and reread the entire series. I was lucky enough to see him change lives. You could sit near him and watch it happen in real time.”
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and founder of City Lights, dead at 101
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti at City Lights Bookstore, which he co-founded, with Peter D. Martin, in 1953.John O’Hara / The Chronicle 2001Show MoreShow Less
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti at Caffe Trieste in North Beach in 2006.Deanne Fitzmaurice / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s copy of T.S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets,” his most treasured book, was given to him by the mother of his girlfriend in Greenwich Village in 1943.Courtesy Lawrence Ferlinghetti 2017Show MoreShow Less
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti with copies of “Howl and Other Poems” in 1957.Bob Campbell / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less